Professional basketball player Karl-Anthony Towns and model Jordyn Woods have officially announced their engagement. The couple shared the happy news on social media on Christmas Day, December 25, 2025, after five years of dating.
A Christmas Proposal in New York City
The pair celebrated the holiday by making their engagement public on Instagram. The post, captioned "Marry Christmas," featured a series of photos showing the pivotal moment. In the images, Karl-Anthony Towns is seen on one knee proposing to Jordyn Woods at the Overstory, a rooftop bar in New York City. Subsequent pictures capture the couple embracing after she accepted.
Both were dressed elegantly for the Christmas occasion. The NBA star wore a tan suede coat with black pants, while Woods donned a stylish white furry coat and a matching dress.
From Longtime Friends to Life Partners
While their romantic relationship became public in 2020, the foundation was built on a strong friendship. According to reports, Towns and Woods were good friends "for years" before they started dating.
In a 2023 interview with PEOPLE, Woods, now 28, explained that the COVID-19 pandemic provided them with the unique opportunity to deepen their connection. "COVID gave us that free time in our life to really get to know each other," she said. "We've been through a lot together. We've seen each other at all different ways, times, phases, so I think we have a very strong foundation."
Supporting Each Other Through Challenges
For Towns, 30, the relationship provided crucial support during an immensely difficult period. The basketball star's mother passed away in April 2020, shortly after he and Woods began dating. Towns credited their friendship as the bedrock of their partnership, telling PEOPLE that the challenges of the pandemic forced them to define their future.
"It just so happened, the COVID came and kind of brought its challenges and it kind of forced us to either pick where our relationship was going to go as friends or something more," Towns said. "And we chose the latter." He described their evolution from friends to best friends, and ultimately to romantic partners who helped each other navigate personal loss and global uncertainty.
The engagement marks a significant new chapter for the couple, who have documented their relationship journey publicly. Fans and followers celebrated the announcement, flooding their social media posts with congratulatory messages.
